William Smith (judge, born 1697)
William Smith | |
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| Attorney General of New York | |
| In office 1751–1752 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Bradley |
| Succeeded by | William Kempe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1697 Newport Pagnell, England |
| Died | 22 November 1769 (aged 72) New York City, Province of New York, British America |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Joshua Hett Smith |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
William Smith (8 October 1697 – 22 November 1769) was an American lawyer and jurist.
Life
Smith was born on 8 October 1697 in
In 1715, he emigrated with his family to New York where his father became one of the founders of the First Presbyterian Church on Wall Street, inviting Jonathan Edwards to serve as minister.[2] Once in America, Smith studied religion, law and the classics at Yale College, graduating in 1719.[3]
Career
After his graduation from Yale, he worked as a tutor there before being offered the
In 1751, he was appointed
He wrote the charter to create and was involved in the establishment of the College of New Jersey, today known as
He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1744.[6]
Smith was also known as part of the legal team that was victorious on behalf of the printer and newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger.
Personal life
In 1727, Smith was married to Mary Het (1710–1754), a daughter of René Het and Blanche Dubois, French
- William Smith (1728–1793), the Chief Justice of the Province of New York and, later, of Canada in Quebec. He married Janet Livingston (1730–1819),[7] a granddaughter of Robert Livingston the Younger.[4][8]
- Sarah Smith (1732–1815), who in 1755 married Abraham Keteltas, a minister elected to the Provincial Congress.[1]
- Elizabeth Blanche Smith (1736–1817), who married John Torrans (1702–1780).
- James Smith (1738–1812), a physician.[1]
- Martha Smith (1745–1821), who married Ann Hawkes Hay, an American officer during the Revolutionary War.[1]
- Margaret Smith (1747–1799), who married Alexander Rose (1731–1801), who represented Prince George Winyah in the North Carolina Royal Assembly in 1779.[1]
- Thomas Smith, a physician.[1]
- West Point for the British.[1]
After the death of his first wife in 1754, he married noted hymnwriter
Smith died in New York City on 22 November 1769.[9][10]
References
- ^ ISBN 9780871692269. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ISBN 9780960681808. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts. The Colonial Society of Massachusetts. 1912. p. 314. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ ISBN 9781474249843. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ ISBN 9780805061208. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Bell, Whitfield J., and Charles Greifenstein, Jr. Patriot-Improvers: Biographical Sketches of Members of the American Philosophical Society. 3 vols. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1997, I:7, 49, 88, 89,117-18, 119,121,125,131,134,135-37, 227, II:294 .
- ISBN 9780231503556. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Smith Papers, Issues 23-30. Sims Pub. 1987. pp. 16, 18–19. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/68746. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ISBN 9780807815571. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
External links
- William Smith, 1697-1769, Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of New York. at the New York Public Library
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